ironically
ironi|cal|ly /aɪr'ɒnɪkli/
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You use ironically to draw attention to a situation which is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.
Ironically, for a man who hated war, he would have made a superb war cameraman.
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If you say something ironically, you do not mean it and are saying it as a joke.
Classmates at West Point had ironically dubbed him Beauty.
1 [ADV] ADV with cl
You use ironically to draw attention to a situation which is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.
Ironically, for a man who hated war, he would have made a superb war cameraman.
2 [ADV] ADV with v
If you say something ironically, you do not mean it and are saying it as a joke.
Classmates at West Point had ironically dubbed him Beauty.